Sharp Electronics R-21LCF Commercial Microwave Oven Review

Buying appliances for a commercial kitchen can be a daunting task. Most often the market is saturated with appliances designed for domestic use and there is no way they can be adjusted into a commercial kitchen for heavy duty commercial usage. On the other hand, when you look for commercially designed appliances and products, you consistently come across large and heavy equipment that is meant for industrial use rather than small commercial food businesses. Costs of commercial appliances also complicate things unnecessarily. Sometimes a commercial chef just wants a good quality simplistic appliance that delivers on its functions and quality as promised. But it is easier said than done however, since the market it strife with products with unnecessary features and really high prices.

This is where the Sharp Electronics R-21LCF commercial microwave oven falls into the equation. The Sharp Electronics R-21LCF commercial microwave oven is simplistic but sturdy microwave oven that delivers on its promises and performs all the functions that a food quality microwave should have. What sets this unit apart from others is a combination of its simplicity, its sturdiness, and its very competitive and affordable price which makes this oven perfect for mid to small sized commercial kitchens.

Main Features of the Sharp Electronics R-21LCF Commercial Microwave Oven

The best way to gauge what gives the Sharp Electronics R-21LCF commercial microwave oven an upper hand over other commercial microwaves is to look at the various prime main features it has and what they have to offer. Looking at these features will help you make that final leap either towards or away from this microwave unit.

Ease of Operation

When you’re operating a commercial level kitchen, things can get a little hectic. There is no time with all the fast food preparation to pay attention to any complicated features on any kitchen appliance. This is why many soft touch pad and other such complicated control systems for microwave ovens may not be suitable for you if you’re running a fast paced commercial kitchen. This is where the Sharp Electronics R-21LCF commercial microwave oven truly comes in handy with its conventional dial timer.

The Sharp Electronics R-21LCF commercial microwave oven comes with an incredibly easy to use dial to set the timer on the oven. Not only does this give your oven a vintage look and fell, but it also serves a great functional purpose. With a dial timer you can just use your previous experience and muscle memory to turn the dial to the perfect timing using your intuition. You can do this in a fast paced kitchen quite easily and it reduces the time required to operate the microwave oven and heat the food.

Other than the dial timer option, another feature that increases ease of operation is the heating time guide provided on the control panel of the Sharp Electronics R-21LCF commercial microwave oven. This guide can help you out in figuring out what setting to adjust the timer to by giving you a reference chart for some popular food items and their required heating times.

Large Space capacity & Easy to Clean

While most commercial microwaves available on the market tend to be around .8 cubic feet in their interior capacity, the Sharp Electronics R-21LCF commercial microwave oven beats them all with its capacity. The Sharp Electronics R-21LCF commercial microwave oven has one of the largest capacities of any commercial grade microwave oven at 1 cubic foot. This is plenty of space and can accommodate not only the biggest baking trays inside of it but even some bigger pans and pots for last minute heat prep.

The capacity of this microwave oven makes it a good choice for medium sized commercial kitchens where food for 2-3 people can be heated at the same time inside the oven. If there is a requirement of heating food for more than 3 people than larger oven of 1.2 cubic feet capacity should be considered. Not only is the capacity of this oven unmatched for its price, it is also very easy to clean. It comes with internal splash covers which you can take out and give them a good wash if necessary and get the oven spotless.

The Sharp Electronics R-21LCF commercial microwave oven is an oven with many strengths. Not only is it incredibly easy to use but also has a large capacity and easy maintenance as we’ve seen above. However, there are some more factors that make this oven worth buying for a commercial kitchen, such as:

Highly durable and long lasting

Made of stainless steel both outside and inside

Heavy weight and strong at 44 pounds

Comes with removable splash covers that are easy to clean up

Simple and easy to use

High powered at 1000 watts

Auto cancel timer cancels cooking time at the opening of the door

Some Weaknesses of the Sharp Electronics R-21LCF Commercial Microwave Oven

The Sharp Electronics R-21LCF commercial microwave oven is one of those commercial grade appliances that rarely disappoints and has a lot of happy customer reviews in its name. With that being said, everything has its flaws, as does the Sharp Electronics R-21LCF commercial microwave oven. Here are some weaknesses of this oven:

The simplicity may be unnerving for some professional chefs to use

Only the time cycle can be controlled, but no other settings for other features which makes this oven very one dimensional

Can be a bit expensive for some commercial kitchen buyers as tends to be the case with most Sharp appliances

No panel to show remaining time left

These weaknesses of the oven depend largely on whether you consider them such or not because they are related to the pros and strong features of this unit. The high price may hardly seem like a drawback if you look at the high quality materials that are used in this oven that make it durable and long lasting.